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Articles tagged “priceline”

Online Travel

Airbnb Emerges as Top-Spending Travel Brand on U.S. TV in 2022

Airbnb was the top travel brand spender on U.S. TV, but Expedia Group brands collectively committed more dinero. Booking.com got way more active than last year.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Airbnb Emerges as Top-Spending Travel Brand on U.S. TV in 2022

Online Travel

Booking’s ‘Critical’ Etraveli Group Acquisition Runs Into Regulatory Snag

Booking Holdings' hoped-for acquisition of Etraveli Group is not a make or break deal for Booking, but its failure to close would be a setback for its connected trip strategy.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Online Travel

How Kayak Fared 10 Years After Priceline’s Offer to Buy It

Kayak isn't as muscular today in metasearch, as some would have forecast years ago, given the impact of Google. But Kayak hasn't folded, either.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

How Kayak Fared 10 Years After Priceline’s Offer to Buy It

Online Travel

Booking.com’s Stagnant Mix of Short-Term Rental Stays Is a Not Necessarily Bad Thing

Booking.com and Airbnb are tough to compare. Although Booking.com officials would admit it has a lot to improve in short-term rentals, the company is playing its hotel hand to an advantage.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Booking.com’s Stagnant Mix of Short-Term Rental Stays Is a Not Necessarily Bad Thing

Online Travel

Google Expands Its Things to Do Feature Deeper Into Maps

Step by step, inch by inch, Google is becoming more central to the tours and activities sector. We've seen this playbook before.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Google Expands Its Things to Do Feature Deeper Into Maps

News Blog

Booking.com Adds Klook To Its Roster of Activities Providers

Booking.com expanded the geographic reach of its tours and activities offerings in Asia by entering a long-term strategic partnership with Klook, Booking.com announced Monday. The set of a Bollywood movie at Madame Tussauds Singapore. Travelers can buy tickets to this attraction and have their reservations instantly confirmed via Klook, an online travel agency that specializes…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Priceline Adds Experiences From TUI Musement

Experiences aren't a financial game-changer for most online travel companies, but they are a must-have regardless.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Priceline Adds Experiences From TUI Musement

Media and PR

Choice Hotels Played Coy in TV Advertising Before Surging Past All Travel Companies

Watch out for the quiet ones. Choice didn't run any U.S. national TV ads in 2021 and Virgin Voyages was absent during the first seven months of last year. Yet both brands surged to leadership positions in 2022.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Choice Hotels Played Coy in TV Advertising Before Surging Past All Travel Companies

News Blog

T-Mobile Launches Travel Portal in Partnership With Priceline

T-Mobile is getting heavier into travel with the debut of a discount travel website in partnership with Priceline. The U.S.-based telecom services provider also announced Thursday it is offering free Wi-Fi on certain Delta, American and Alaska airlines flights for T-Mobile customers, and will be expanding its free Wi-Fi services to 210 countries and destinations…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Discounts on Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Be the Next Big Thing

Whether it’s via Whimstay or others, the Hotwire-like selling of last-minute inventory for vacation rentals is destined to find a role in this very hot sector.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Discounts on Last-Minute Short-Term Rentals Could Be the Next Big Thing